bits and pieces from them all, but more than enough knowledge to know what I was doing. It was good to switch up everything because you never knew what all the Feds knew when they came snooping. They might not know anything about the extra street businesses but we weren’t taking any chances. I wanted my Squad to win in the end, so I did my part to ensure that. I had my brother Rico sitting down behind this shit already, along with a few others from my East side crew. I still looked out for every last one of them but I wanted to avoid any more if I could.
I strapped Baby Tone into his car seat and grabbed the baby bag off of the kitchen counter along with my keys and phone and I headed out. I had recently bought a new Audi truck. This time, I had gotten an all-black Q3. I loved my first truck and I hadn’t had it for very long but I didn’t want to replace it with the same exact car. I still had the Masi as well but it wasn’t the type of car that you rode around in with your baby.
I hopped on the freeway and sent a text to Ericka letting her know that I was on my way. I was picking up Jahlisa and bringing her with me. It had been a couple weeks since I’d last kept her and I was missing her like crazy. I loved that little girl and blood couldn’t make me love her any more than I already did. I was keeping her the entire weekend so Gio was keeping both babies until I returned from my date.
Having Baby Tone made me grow up real fast. I was 18 but I felt older. Ericka had just recently moved. Apparently, her grandmother had passed not too long ago and since she had her grandmother’s only great grandchild, she left Ericka her house, which had been newly renovated and paid off before she passed. I was glad that Ericka was keeping it up and had also decided to make a few additions, too, like a guest house as well as a new driveway and security gate. I nodded my head, impressed by the changes. It was crazy how much I used to hate Ericka due to the bullshit that she had put my sister through when she thought that Jah was the father of her child. I pulled up to Ericka’s house and called her, letting her know I was outside.
A few minutes later, she was walking out the gate with Jahlisa on her hip and an overnight bag strapped around her shoulder. I got out the car to assist with getting her in the car seat that was permanently in my car for her.
“Hey E, how are you?” I asked, grabbing the baby off her hip. “Hey, Baby J. What’s up with Tee Tee’s baby?” I asked, kissing all over her fat cheeks. I placed her in her seat and strapped her in, handing her a tablet with a Doc McStuffins movie playing.
“What’s up, Jaeda? Damn, little man getting hella big and he cute as hell,” she said while making funny faces at Baby Tone.
“Yeah, he is growing so fast, his little fat butt is already wearing 6-9 months clothes and he’s only three months,” I said, leaning against the side of my truck.
“Girl that’s crazy. He looks just like his daddy. It’s creepy,” she said while closing the door and facing me. “How have you been holding up? I can’t believe it’s been a year that they have been gone.”
I shook my head thinking about how fast time had flown past. “Yeah, I can barely believe it myself. June 5 th will always be a sour day for me but I swear, even though the time has passed, the pain is still there just as bad as the day it happened.” I held back tears as I thought about that tragic night. “Right. Well, Gio is going to have the kids for a couple of hours later on and I should be back to get them around nine, so I will text you and let you know when we make it in the house.”
“Okay, cool,” E said as she waved bye to Jahlisa who was paying her no mind.
I walked around to the driver side and slid into my seat, fastening my seatbelt before pulling off. Once I was back on the road, I was lost in my thoughts. I hadn’t even turned the music on. I looked at both babies through the
I strapped Baby Tone into his car seat and grabbed the baby bag off of the kitchen counter along with my keys and phone and I headed out. I had recently bought a new Audi truck. This time, I had gotten an all-black Q3. I loved my first truck and I hadn’t had it for very long but I didn’t want to replace it with the same exact car. I still had the Masi as well but it wasn’t the type of car that you rode around in with your baby.
I hopped on the freeway and sent a text to Ericka letting her know that I was on my way. I was picking up Jahlisa and bringing her with me. It had been a couple weeks since I’d last kept her and I was missing her like crazy. I loved that little girl and blood couldn’t make me love her any more than I already did. I was keeping her the entire weekend so Gio was keeping both babies until I returned from my date.
Having Baby Tone made me grow up real fast. I was 18 but I felt older. Ericka had just recently moved. Apparently, her grandmother had passed not too long ago and since she had her grandmother’s only great grandchild, she left Ericka her house, which had been newly renovated and paid off before she passed. I was glad that Ericka was keeping it up and had also decided to make a few additions, too, like a guest house as well as a new driveway and security gate. I nodded my head, impressed by the changes. It was crazy how much I used to hate Ericka due to the bullshit that she had put my sister through when she thought that Jah was the father of her child. I pulled up to Ericka’s house and called her, letting her know I was outside.
A few minutes later, she was walking out the gate with Jahlisa on her hip and an overnight bag strapped around her shoulder. I got out the car to assist with getting her in the car seat that was permanently in my car for her.
“Hey E, how are you?” I asked, grabbing the baby off her hip. “Hey, Baby J. What’s up with Tee Tee’s baby?” I asked, kissing all over her fat cheeks. I placed her in her seat and strapped her in, handing her a tablet with a Doc McStuffins movie playing.
“What’s up, Jaeda? Damn, little man getting hella big and he cute as hell,” she said while making funny faces at Baby Tone.
“Yeah, he is growing so fast, his little fat butt is already wearing 6-9 months clothes and he’s only three months,” I said, leaning against the side of my truck.
“Girl that’s crazy. He looks just like his daddy. It’s creepy,” she said while closing the door and facing me. “How have you been holding up? I can’t believe it’s been a year that they have been gone.”
I shook my head thinking about how fast time had flown past. “Yeah, I can barely believe it myself. June 5 th will always be a sour day for me but I swear, even though the time has passed, the pain is still there just as bad as the day it happened.” I held back tears as I thought about that tragic night. “Right. Well, Gio is going to have the kids for a couple of hours later on and I should be back to get them around nine, so I will text you and let you know when we make it in the house.”
“Okay, cool,” E said as she waved bye to Jahlisa who was paying her no mind.
I walked around to the driver side and slid into my seat, fastening my seatbelt before pulling off. Once I was back on the road, I was lost in my thoughts. I hadn’t even turned the music on. I looked at both babies through the
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